I remember a matchday thread three or four years ago, Blackburn first game of the season. There was various optimistic posts, Howard dropped a bollock and we lost 1-0. Let the relegation battle begin.

As said, we drew with what many consider an average Liverpool team, then humped what was a very poor Stoke team, so suddenly people think we're going to beat Man Utd at Old Trafford, something we haven't done since God was a boy, and they're on something like a dozen games undefeated. It makes the meltdown all the more annoying should we lose the game.

Tough game as many have said, really do think we can get a result there for once though.Need a big performance from Barry in particular to shut Rooney down and I'm hoping that the years spent training together will mean our centre backs have the measure of Fellaini. Lukaku could be the difference here I think - will be a tough call to drop Barca kid too after the last game but think its a game for him to make an impact from the bench.